After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three games, Chaffey finally came back down to earth on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 9-2 walloping at the hands of the Don Lugo Conquistadores. Chaffey has not had much luck with Don Lugo recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Chaffey saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mia Alvarez, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
On Don Lugo's side, Emily Bell spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Alyssa Martinez and Angeline Canez did most of the damage at the plate: Martinez scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-2, while Canez went 1-for-3 with four RBI and a double. Alivia Martinez was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4.
Chaffey's loss dropped their record down to 7-7-1. As for Don Lugo, the victory (which was their 12th in a row) raised their record to 16-2.
While Chaffey had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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